Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS Support Question
Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS Support Question
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Question posted by Anonymous-46990 on December 29th, 2011
How Do I Fix 'lens Error'? Camera Keeps Shutting Down
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PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 2
...the Readme folder of the CD-ROM: When the software is installed on the desktop.
• Camera User Guide (This Guide) Once you have mastered the basics, use the included software.
• ...Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC400ST
Wrist Strap WS-DC10
Getting Started
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk
Warranty Card
Using the PDF Manuals
The following items are included in your ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 6
...Changing the Sound Settings ......... 49 Adjusting the Screen Brightness ..... 50 Returning the Camera to a Computer for Viewing 34 Accessories 38 Separately Sold Accessories ...........39
2 ... with Commonly Used Functions 53
Turning the Flash Off 54 Zooming in More Closely on
Subjects (Digital Zoom 55 Inserting the Date and Time 57 Using the Self-Timer 58 Changing the Recording Pixel...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 7
... with the AE Lock 102 Shooting with the FE Lock 102 Shooting with Slow Synchro ......... 103 Red-Eye Correction 104 Checking for Shut Eyes 105
6 Getting More Out of Your Camera 107
Setting the Shutter Speed 108 Setting the Aperture Value 109
7 Using Various Functions for Shooting Movies 111
Shooting Various Kinds...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 11
..., overheating or an explosion of the battery, resulting in electrical shock, fire, burns or other devices. Places subject to the flash.
• Avoid using the camera on the lens. Caution Denotes the possibility of electronic instruments and other injuries. Caution Denotes the possibility of injury.
• Be careful not to bang the...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 13
... how to shoot and view movies and transfer images to avoid dropping the camera during use.
• Keep your arms tight against your body while holding the camera firmly by the sides when shooting.
Strap
13
Attaching the Strap/Holding the Camera
• Attach the included strap and wrap it around your fingers do...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 29
... put the strap around your wrist, and hold q on the way you tap the camera, images may not switch.
Active Display
z Pressing the 1 button again while the lens is displayed, lightly tapping the camera as shown while switching through images (p. 28), the images advance quickly. Active Display
When an image is retracted will...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 34
...more
1,024 x 768 pixels or higher
* For Windows XP, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later (max. 500 MB) must be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports. Installation may take some time depending on computers... higher
34 If you have shot with another Canon-brand compact digital camera, install the software from the included CD-ROM, overwriting your computer's capabilities.
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 35
...-screen instructions to proceed with the installation. Install the Software. z Place the supplied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk) (p. 2) into the computer's CD-ROM drive.
z If the [User Account Control...Remove the CD-ROM when your desktop
screen appears. z Place the supplied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk) (p. 2) into the computer's CD-ROM drive. Transferring Images to proceed ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 42
Components Guide
Lens
Microphones (p. 32)
Zoom Lever Shooting: i (Telephoto) / j (Wide Angle) (pp. 26, 31, 55) Playback: k (Magnify) / g (Index) (pp. 120, 127...Mode Switch
Use the mode switch to take various types of pictures (pp. 53, 83).
You can leave it to the camera to select settings for the scene (p. 64) or choose settings yourself to change the Shooting mode. You can shoot with the ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 52
...function (p. 168). • You can continue. When the screen has turned off but the lens has not yet retracted, pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 24) turns on the screen and ... 1 minute after you stop operating the camera.
• You can turn off (p. 169).
52
Power Saving during Shooting
The screen will turn off , and the camera shuts down automatically when it is not operated ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 56
... lens can be used by approximately 1.5x or approximately 2.0x. z Drag up or down the screen to choose a zoom factor.
z To return to standard digital zoom, choose [Digital ...Digital Zoom]. z Touch the 4 tab. z Touching Ú restores the settings screen. This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than the zoom (including digital zoom) used together with the digital...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 90
...Digital Zoom] is fixed to .
to complete
the setting.
Choose an option. z Touch the menu item again to various A-sized papers. X Once set . A square-shaped aspect ratio.
or postcard sized images. The digital zoom (p. 55) and digital... used for printing out 5 x 7 in ., or various A sizes of this camera, used for displaying on the left in the print, and some portions of an ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 96
... the shutter button fully.
96
Focus.
Changing the AF Frame Mode
Fixed Frame
A single AF frame will appear.
If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame...
You can now recompose and shoot. z Keep the shutter button pressed halfway
and move the camera to [Normal] when using the digital zoom (p. 55) or digital tele-converter (p. 56). This is set ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 97
...? In [Fixed frame], it will not appear when using the digital zoom (p. 55), digital tele-converter (p. 56) or Servo AF (p. 100).
97 The magnified display will not appear magnified if the camera cannot focus....AF frame will appear magnified.
Check the focus. The display will appear magnified. X In [Fixed frame] (p. 96), the contents of the AF frame will not appear magnified in [Face AiAF...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 114
...quality will be recorded. Touch again to return the frame orientation to horizontal.
• Holding the camera vertically will switch to choose . Shooting Super Slow Motion Movies
Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times (for... the screen up or down to keep in focus by touching the screen. Clips)
Speed
Playback Time Approx. 12 sec. Audio will not be fixed at when an aspect ratio of ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 179
... a computer, or upload them to a web service. Please keep the following things in the shooting screen (information display) and playback screen (simple information display).
(Gray)
Not connected
(Flashing white) Connecting
(White)
Transfer standby
(Animated)
Transferring
Interrupted
Error retrieving Eye-Fi card info (Turn the camera off and on the connection status of the...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 184
...set to shoot (pp. 25, 31, 53, 83, 111)
or edit images (pp. 145 - 150). Keep the shutter button pressed fully and move the zoom lever toward i, then press the 1 button. Unlock the write ...That Appear on the Screen
If error messages appear on the Screen
Computer
Cannot transfer images to a computer via cable by reducing the transfer speed. • Turn off the camera. It may be used in ...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 186
... there may not be a problem with the camera. File Error • Photos from other cameras or images that have been
recorded. If this message appears when the settings are correct,
turn the printer off and back on the Screen Lens Error • This error can occur if you hold the lens while it in a location
with excessive...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 201
...cm (W) (1.2 in. - 1.6 ft. (W))
Image Stabilizer System Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor DIGIC 4
LCD Monitor Type TFT color (... Face AiAF, Fixed frame
Metering System Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies 2 stops in .) - Specifications
Image Sensor Camera Effective Pixels Approx. 12.1 million pixels
Lens Focal Length 4.4x...
PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Guide - Page 205
... Settings 51 DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk 2 Digital Tele-Converter 56 Digital Zoom 55 Display...Error Messages 184 Exposure
AE Lock 102 Correction 85 FE Lock 102 Eye-Fi Card 17, 179
F
Face AiAF (AF Frame Mode 95 Face Self-Timer (Shooting Mode 78 Factory Settings J Default Settings FE Lock 102, 187 File Numbering 167 Fireworks (Shooting Mode 66 Fish-eye Effect (Shooting Mode 69 Fixed...
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